Synthesis, structural characterization and catalysis of ethyl-substituted indenylnickel(II) halides
The reaction of (1-Et-Ind)Li (1-Et-Ind=1-ethylindenyl) with 1.81 equivalent of Ni(PPh3)2Cl2 in ether, followed by crystallization from CH2Cl2/hexane, affords (1-Et-Ind)Ni(PPh3)Cl (1) in 58%